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Incorporation of Opuntia spp. into Food Systems
2021Opuntia spp. has widespread species which are well-adapted to arid lands and climates over the world. This cactus plant was originated in America and then spread to other regions such as Europe, Africa, and Mediterranean countries. It is mainly cultivated for its seed, edible fruit (prickly pear), and cladodes.
Bilge Taşkın, Zeynep Aksoylu Özbek
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Antioxidant Activity of Opuntia spp.: A Review
2021Opuntia spp. are well-known for their agronomical, nutritional, and medicinal values owing to their richness in bioactive phytochemicals and their derived products. Opuntia spp. is a good source of dietary antioxidants having a key role in preventing and treating various human chronic and degenerative diseases.
Wissem Aidi Wannes +1 more
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Opuntia spp. Benefits in Chronic Diseases
2021There is a growing trend for the use of nutritional and medicinal natural compounds to manage chronic diseases. In particular, flavonoids have gained much interest because of their regulation effects on oxidative stress and inflammatory events linked to chronic disorders initiation and progression, including metabolic, neurodegenerative, and neoplastic
Yasmina M. Abd-Elhakim +1 more
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POLYMORPHIC MICROSATELLITE DNA MARKERS IN OPUNTIA SPP. COLLECTIONS
Acta Horticulturae, 2013In the present study, five SSRs from a novel set of microsatellite loci and 8 previously isolated are analyzed in different species and cultivars of Opuntia, selected from two 'on field' collections located in Italy and Argentina. The objectives were to investigate the genetic variability in the cactus pear and assess the ability of the tested SSR ...
Chessa I. +4 more
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Harvest and Postharvest Technology of Opuntia spp.
2021Opuntia spp. are among the most important potential crops in the sustainable agricultural development of arid and semi-arid regions. They are mostly known as a fruit crop, and it is slowly achieving the status of the formal crop; however, there is an increased interest in Opuntia fruit and cladode production due to the great demand for human and animal
Shamel M. Alam-Eldein +3 more
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Cultivation and Cultural Practices of Opuntia spp.
2021The genus Opuntia, family Cactaceae, originated in Mexico and spread to arid and semiarid regions worldwide. Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. is one of the most agro-economically important cactus species due to its fruit value with high nutritional and medicinal importance. Fruit can be consumed fresh, processed, or as a juice.
Shamel M. Alam-Eldein +3 more
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Cactus Pear (Opuntia spp.) Breeding
2018Cactus pear (Opuntia spp.) belongs to the family Cactaceae which is composed of about 130 genera and 2000 species. It is native to the tropical and subtropical regions of America but can be found in different regions of the world with various climate conditions. The fruit is an ovoid-spherical berry that, at maturity, may vary in color.
Mouaad Amine Mazri, Mazri Mouaad Amine
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2012
Opuntia spp. were major weeds in Qld and NSW. The biological control program that ran from 1911 to 1939 resulted in the release of 20 biological control agents, with 14 reported as established, some of which appear to have subsequently died out. Cactoblastis cactorum and Dactylopius spp. are considered to be the main agents that controlled Opuntia spp.
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Opuntia spp. were major weeds in Qld and NSW. The biological control program that ran from 1911 to 1939 resulted in the release of 20 biological control agents, with 14 reported as established, some of which appear to have subsequently died out. Cactoblastis cactorum and Dactylopius spp. are considered to be the main agents that controlled Opuntia spp.
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Opuntia spp. Extruded Food Products
2021Extrusion is an ideal processing method for manufacturing a wide range of food with a long shelf life. Although cereals occupy a large portion of the extruded food market, several other types of raw materials can be used in the formulations in which the fruits become popular due to their functional properties.
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Industrial Uses of Opuntia spp. By-products
2021Prickly pear cactus stems, better known as Nopal (Opuntia spp.), is spread around the world as feedstock. It has multiple functional compounds which could be applied in functional foods or as source of nutraceuticals. Nopal application in sugar-based confectionery, bakery and dairy products improved the quality and sensorial attributes and provided bio-
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